Funny ketosis reading.

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Any suggestion to normalize this behavior?

Yes, stop peeing on a stick and relax :-) Seriously, you are either in
ketosis or you're not. The degree WILL fluctuate during the day based
on a variety of factors. A darker color may just mean you need more
water.

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John E said:

- Before I go to gym, ketosis level is at 40
- After 2 hour of cardio workout, ketosis level is ZERO
- 2 hours after workout, ketosis level is 160, very DARK
- After sleeping for 8 hours, Ketosis level back to 40.

This has been occurring for 1 week. I've never
tried to monitor it this closely before.

The 160 level is scaring me. Can anyone here find
a good explanation for this fluctuation?

Just my guesses:

Zero after exercise - you're burning all the ketones you produce, so
no waste to discard. This is OK.

High later - try drinking more water. Otherwise, don't worry about
it.

As far as LC is concerned, the level of ketones is irrelevent - either
you have some, or don't, and you can be in ketosis without showing
urinary ketones anyway. As long as you show something at some point
in each day, don't worry about it.

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Hi Folks,

Lately, I've been finding the following funny ketosis readings:

- Before I go to gym, ketosis level is at 40
- After 2 hour of cardio workout, ketosis level is ZERO
- 2 hours after workout, ketosis level is 160, very DARK
- After sleeping for 8 hours, Ketosis level back to 40.

This has been occurring for 1 week. I've never
tried to monitor it this closely before.

The 160 level is scaring me. Can anyone here find
a good explanation for this fluctuation?

Any suggestion to normalize this behavior?

Yeah, ditch the damn sticks.